Fly rod and reel case



Sept. 1, 1953 E. c. SURING 2,650,449

FLY ROD AND REEL CASE Filed Sept. 25, 1949 [VEPEFT C. SUP/N6,

Patented Sept. 1, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present; invention relates to a fly rod and reel case and itconsists in the combinations, cn structions and arrangements of partsherein described and claimed.

Generally the invention comprises a case wherein may be stored thesections of a iiy rod together with a reel and line attached to such rodthereby eliminating the necessity for having a separate case for thereel and a separate case for the rod in knocked down condition. The casecontains several novel features.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter set forth wherein may be mounted a knocked down fly rod withreel attached thereto. I Another object of the invention is theprovision of a device of the character set forth having a novel rack forthe reception of sections of a fly rod.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and yet effective and eificient in use.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification taken in conjunction with thedrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a plan veiw thereof,

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1taken from one end thereof,

Figure 4 is a view similar to figure but taken from the other endthereof,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is an elevational view of the device shown in open condition,and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein a flyrod and reel case having an elongated hollow body I0 and a complementarycover I I hinged thereto along the upper edges thereof, as indicated atI2, I3 and I4.

At one end of the body there is provided an integrally formed enlargedportion I5 and the cover I I is provided with a like enlarged portion I6which is complementary to the portion I5.

A carrying handle I! is pivotally mounted in a pairof brackets I8aflixed adjacent the upper edge of the body I ll. Transversely extendingacross the interior of the cover II adjacent the enlarged portion I6 isa flat metal rack I9 which is convoluted to provide recesses 20 andadjacent the other end of the cover I I is a like convoluted transversemember 2 I.

Transversely extending across the interior of the body Ill adjacent themembers I9 and 2| but not coinciding therewith are flat springs 22 and23.

A latch member 24 is provided upon the lower end of the enlarged portionI5 and a coacting latch member 25 is mounted upon the lower end of theenlarged portion I6. A latch member 26 is mounted upon the lower end ofthe main portion of the body I I] and a coacting latch member 21 ismounted upon the lower end of the main portion of the cover II.

In operation, it will be apparent that a fly rod may be disassembledinto its progressively smaller sections 28, 29, 30 and 3| and that thesame may be laid within the recesses 20 provided for the receptionthereof in the racks I9 and 2I and that the handle 32 of the rod Willextend into the upper end of the enlarged portion l6 of the cover II andthat the reel 33 may be allowed to remain upon the handle 32 and will bereceived in the enlarged portion I6 of the cover II. The cover II andthe body I0 may then be brought together whereupon the spring members 22and 23 will bear against the rod sections 29, 29, 30 and 3| to hold thesame rigidly in the racks I9 and 2|, the spring members 22 and 23yielding inwardly during this action. The latch members 24 and 25 and 26and 21 will then coact in conventional manner to retain the body I0 andcover I I together after which the entire device may be carried fromplace to place by means of the handles II.

While the reel 33 illustrated in the drawing is a fly rod reel, it willbe understood that the en larged portions I5 and I 6 may be made of aslightly larger size to accommodate a spinning reel which is slightlygreater in size than the reel illustrated.

While but one form of the invention has been shown and described herein,it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minormodifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising an elongated hollow body,a complementary cover hinged to said body, said body having an enlargedportion at one end thereof, said complementary cover having acomplementary enlarged portion at the corresponding end thereof,

and means within said body for storing a disassembled fly rod and anattached reel, said means including a pair of transversely extendingracks each having a plurality of registering recesses of progressivelysmaller size extending from one side of said body to the other for thereception in spaced parallel relation of the disassembled parts of thefly rod, said racks being adapted to receive opposite end portions ofsaid disassembled rod, and a pair of transversely extending outwardlybowed fiat springs in said cover for holding the rod parts in saidracks, said springs each being mounted immediately inwardly of one ofsaid racks, and said springs and said racks being out of registry withone another.

EVERETT C. SURING.

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